Really? I'll be watching for sure.
So will I, but just for political reasons of course.
Posted on 09/22/2011 2:55:26 PM PDT by newzjunkey
Broadcast on: FOXNEWS
Broadcast time: 9pm EDT/6pm PDT
The NINE(!) Candidates:
Michele Bachmann
Bachmann is serving her 3rd full term in the U.S. House. Founder of the House Tea Party Caucus, worked as a tax attorney, and was a foster mother for 23 teenagers. She is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Herman Cain
Cain is the former chief executive of Godfather's Pizza and former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. He lost the Georgia Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He was recently the host of Atlanta-based radio show.
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 to 1999. He has a PhD in modern European history.
Jon Huntsman
Huntsman was Utah Governor, former ambassador to China under Barack Obama.
Ron Paul
Paul is serving his 11th full term in the U.S. House. He’s an ob-gyn and was Libertarian nominee for president in 1988. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008
Rick Perry
Perry is the three term governor of Texas, from 2000 to current. He is a retired Air Force captain for former farmer. He has a degree in animal science.
Mitt Romney
Romney was governor of Massachusetts (2003 to 2007) and former CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican 2008 nomination for president. He has an MBA (Harvard) and JD (Harvard Law).
Rick Santorum
Santorum served two terms in the U.S. House and two terms in the U.S. Senate. He became the Senate's third-ranking Republican in 2001. He was defeated for reelection in 2006.
Gary Johnson
Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2002. He founded what would become one of the largest construction companies in New Mexico. He has competed in several triathlons and climbed Mount Everest.
I don’t know if I’ll watch. I am disheartened by Romney making such big gains in the polls out this week. I just can’t stand Romney. The thought of him as our nominee makes me feel sick. I will not work or donate to his campaign, and will have a really tough time voting for him.
I hope Perry is on his game tonight, and is better prepared for the attacks that are sure to come his way. I hope he doesn’t play the part of the pinata again tonight like in the last 2 debates. Will be interesting to see if Bachmann continues to fling mud for Romney tonight.
I’m, still, waiting for the day where ALL POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES, including truly apolitical individuals, are involved with being moderators and panelists, in all future debates, from now on! Get Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage,...to be panelists at all future: GOP Presidential Debates, Democratic Party Debates, Third Political Party Debates,...Stop having the left, always, control the balk of each and every debate, asap!
Really? I'll be watching for sure.
So will I, but just for political reasons of course.
Perry needs to bring it. At least for this round.
As far as good story tension development matters, Perry will have to take another beating or so...coming back each time...and then in the climax...nearly beaten to death...he must arise from near death (the ole Rocky resurrection scene) to come back in a determined rage of punches to win.
Dramatic? YES! Realistic? We'll see!
It is disheartening isnt it. With all the change in Washington people profess they all go back to a comfort that is belch!! I want a real change a shake up. Im tired of people picking the one for me. grrr
*Setting DVR*
Who cares bout the debate........
That is a really bad picture of Megyn.
Photo shopped...but who cares.
Romney is gaining because Perry is getting hammered by our fellow conservatives. It’s unbelieveable that God, our Second Amendment rights, the right to life and love of country are taking a back seat to Gardisil and immigration. Of course immigration is a major issue but I believe we can work with Perry on this. With obama we don’t stand a chance.
Perry is a rino. When will some of you figure this out? How about getting behind a real conservative?
Who do you recommend?
That is a really risky strategy. I really don’t see the point.
Since you have "Girl" in your handle, I'll assume that you are not judging the picture on the same stuff I am.
Somewhere I read Perry was at the last Bilderberg meeting. Anyone know if that is confirmed...?
If Perry had come out too strong initially, he runs the risk of looking like a bully...particularly in responding to attacks by Bachmann.
Decent folks expect a gentleman to take a few blows from a lady...and then respond gently.
From a man like Mitt, Perry still (since he is from Texas) needs to take a few blows before coming back.
Not risky at all...anything else is risky.
***Of course immigration is a major issue but I believe we can work with Perry on this.***
I truly admire Perry’s ability to admit when he is wrong or has made mistakes. That’s unusual in politics. He has the reputation of being a fighter, but not a bully. Even his former adversaries appear to like him. Changing from a Democrat to Republican shows growth and humility too.
He’s taking heat for some of his questionable decisions - as he should. You notice he’s not blaming anyone else;)
Yep, the polls are puzzling to some, but it’ll come down to the actual vote, and I don’t see the same order as millions of Conservative and TEA Party voters filter out the ranks.
Perry was asked to give a keynote speech back in 2007 IIRC. He is not a member.
I think our “fellow conservatives” are precisely the ones who destroyed Bush, although I have always thought there were a lot of Dem trolls on the anti-Bush threads who revved up the old guys at their keyboards.
There were a lot of things Bush did that I didn’t agree with, because I thought he was intimidated by the Dem hostility over Iraq (which they initially supported) and then began sucking up to liberals.
But we have to remember that we can disagree with somebody on something...and then be able to present our positions and argue for them and make suggestions.
Instead, we had the anti-immigration idiots referring to “Jorge Bush” and offering absolutely no suggestions of their own except machine guns at the border, even though the biggest immigration problems we have had have been LEGAL immigrants from Muslim countries who hate us and are trying to destroy us.
So why didn’t these people offer their own suggestions? Because they are either Dem trolls, or they’re elderly keyboard kommandos without any suggestions.
If people want to attack a candidate’s positions, they should do that but have some idea of what would be their solution - and then be prepared to discuss it. Otherwise, this will be done entirely by other people, and believe me, nobody here (including me) is going to like it.
In short, the word is “grow up, people” (no matter how old you are).
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